Category Archives: Katrina Giries

Katrina Giries, MS, LPC, NCC Our hearts are broken. We have lost a beloved friend and wonderful colleague. Her clients have lost a skilled therapist and valued advocate. Her husband has lost a faithful and loving partner, and her children have lost a devoted, nurturing mother. Katrina came to Preston Place Counseling five years ago […]

Katrina Giries is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor at Preston Place Counseling. 214-476-8169 Katrina@PrestonPlaceCounseling.com (Click on image to go to her web page) She specializes in working with adolescents and adults with addiction, eating disorders, codependency and trauma related disorders. She frequently works with Borderline, Bi-Polar and OCD clients as well […]

Germanwings Flight 9525–Making Sense Out of Senseless Acts On March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 descended rapidly to its demise, killing all 150 aboard. In the immediate days following the crash, authorities have been able to deduce that this horrible tragedy was at the hands of the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who was suffering from depression […]

By: Katrina Giries, MS, LPC, NCC August 12, 2014–The world is mourning the loss of an American, comedic icon, Robin Williams (1951 – 2014). Williams was known for his genius wit and versatile acting ability in roles from the zany Mork in “Mork and Mindy” to dramatic roles like Mr. Keating in “Dead Poets Society” […]

Coping with the Oklahoma Tornado Devastation By Katrina Giries, Licensed Professional Counselor – Intern “You will not travel that path alone” said President Obama, today, the day after another historic tornado devastated parts of Oklahoma. His message was one of support to the victims and survivors of this horrible tragedy intending that the government would […]

Where were you when the Boston Marathon Bombs exploded? Breaking news, yet again of another major national crisis. Two brothers have been allegedly identified for planting two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this past week. It is difficult, if not impossible to avoid the barrage of information cast out […]

Have you ever noticed how some people just seem to have it all? They seem happy, rich, sophisticated and overall just really balanced? They project an image of a carefree lifestyle where they are loved, secure, successful and everything is at their fingertips. It seems that that nothing could possibly go wrong for them. Or […]

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Many of us know this beautiful scripture, but who among us truly lives it? Where do we learn who we are and what is our value to the world? Is it possible that […]